GRBe Kids
GRBeKIDS MATINEE
Sensory-friendly and child-centered Company performance for kids and pre-teens. Tickets are pay as you're able.
OCTOBER 17, 2026
PETER MARTIN WEGE THEATRE
GRBe Kids series
iNVITING KIDS INTO THE GRAND WORLD OF BALLET.
Ballet is for everyone, and at GRBe Kids we invite kids… to be kids! Children and pre-teens can experience specially curated professional Company performances in a child-centered format.
Hosted by Artistic Director James Sofranko, these performances are pay-as-you’re-able, and include:
- A demonstration of classical ballet
- A chance to meet and take photos with dancers
- Interactivity between performers and audience
- A sensory-friendly performance environment
- Reduced runtime
- Lowered volume
- No dramatic lighting effects
26-27 GRBe Kids Series
GRBe KidsGRBeKIDS MATINEE
Sensory-friendly and child-centered Company performance for kids and pre-teens. Tickets are pay as you're able.
MARCH 13, 2027PETER MARTIN WEGE THEATRE
GRBe KidsGRBeKIDS MATINEE
Sensory-friendly and child-centered Company performance for kids and pre-teens. Tickets are pay as you're able.
APRIL 24, 2027PETER MARTIN WEGE THEATRE
MORE WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THE BALLET
START YOUR DANCER ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
Whether it’s their first step into a studio or their fourth year dancing, professionally trained grand rapids ballet school faculty meet your child’s skill level and help them achieve their greatest potential.
- youth classes beginning at age 3
- Summer camp programming
- pre-professional performance opportunities for teens
